3. Steps being taken to treat police officers with these psychological disorders.

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1 Freedom of Information Request Reference No: I note you seek access to the following information: 1. Absence figures which detail the total number of police officer absences recorded as a result of psychological disorders including stress, anxiety and depression in the past 12 months throughout the Metropolitan police departments. 2. Average length of these absences. 3. Steps being taken to treat police officers with these psychological disorders. 4. Please also tell me any steps being taken to prevent police officers developing depression DECISION I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full. Please find attached information pursuant to your request above. Met HQ - Human Resources

2 TOTAL POLICIN G Psychological Disorders Related Sickness Absence for MPS Police Officers Financial Year Protective Marking Suitable for Publication Scheme Not Protectively Marked Yes Ad-Hoc Reference Number FOIA/MOPAC Ref Number 2104 Summary Psychological Disorders Related Sickness Absence for MPS Police Officer s Creating Branch / Directorate MetHQ - Performance & Assuranc e Date Created 08/05/201 5 Review Date 01/04/201 7 This report uses LIVE DATA extracted from : Date L ive data was extracted : 07/04/201 5 MET H R The data in this report reflects live data which may be subject to small changes over tim e Need to request some more data? Submit a new FOI request here if you are external to the MPS Submit a new FOI request here if you are internal to the MPS Last Refresh Date: 08/05/2015 M ethq Performance and Assurance Data is subject to daily change Ad-Hoc Req: 2104 If you have any queries with this report, please contact the Helpdesk O MOPAC 2014

3 TOTAL POLIC I N G Notes The attendance management data was obtained from the MET HR system. The data was downloaded on The Dorset Classification of illnesses was used to record absen ce reasons, The Dorset Catego ry of Psychological D isorders comp rises the following absence reasons: This report relates to MPS pol ice officers either employed or seconded to the MPS. It shows the number of pol ice officer absen ces and work ing days lost recorded as a result of psychological d isorders in the financial year It also shows the average length of these absen ce s. Some police officers may have more than one period of absence due to psychological disorders i n the some financial year. Rather than adjusting for va rious shift patterns, i t is assumed that police office rs work 5 days a week, as do pol ice staff. Hen ce, the number of working days lost i s calculated by multiply ing the calendar days absence by 5/7. Allowance i s made for whether an employee works full - time or part-time by multi plyi ng the working days lost by the full-ti me equivalen ce of the employee. This is one for atoll -timer and pro rata for a part-timer. So, someone worki ng two and a half days a week, would have atoll-t ime equivalence of 0.5. Where METHR does not list the full ti me equivalen ce of the employee, it has been assumed that the employee works full-time. Ex-employees are included if they have a period of illness in the financ ial year while they were still in the employment of the MPS. Where no end date for the sickness was shown on METHR the date of leav ing the MPS has been used as the end date of s ickness. Police forces In th e United Kingdom are routinely req uired to provid e crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria Is set nationally. How e ve r, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are th e pro cedures used locally In capturing the crime data. It should be n ote d that fo r th ese reaso ns this force 's res ponse to your qu estions should not b e used fo r comparison purpo ses with any oth er respo nse yo u may rece ive. Last Refresh Date: 08/ Me t HQ Performance and Assurance Data Is su blect to daily change Ad-Hoc Req: 2104 If you have any qu eries with this repo rt, p lease contact the Hel pdesk 0 MOPAC 2014

4 TOTAL POLICIN G IMPORTANT: Please ensure that the Notes Page is read in conjunction with the data in this report to ensure that it is interpreted correctly. Sickness Absence due to Psychological Disorders for M PS Police Officers Financial Year Business Group Number of Working Days lost Average length of absence s absences (Worki ng Days) MetHQ Shared Support Services Specialist Crime & Operations Specialist Operations Territorial Policing MPS Total Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording thes e figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive. Last Refresh Date: 08/05/2015 M ethq Performance and Assurance Data is subject to daily change Ad-Hoc Req: 2104 If you have any queries with this report, please contact the Helpdesk O MOPAC 2014

5 "Q3. Steps being taken to treat po lice o fficers with these ps cho ogica l disodes. Q4. Please aso te ll me any steps being taken to pevent poice offices deveoping dep ession " The MPS offer an in-house c ounse lli ng service which provides 6 sessions of therpih an option to extend i n cer tai n circumstances to 12 sessions. We also have a d uty and emer ge nc y out of hours counsellor to de al with disresse h idivids o reire s pp r t immedie. d The MPS em p loy occupational health advisors who c an advise mers about worpce adjsmes that m i gh t assist individuals i n the work place whilst the y recver. We em p loy 2 psychiatrists who c an offer advise i n re lation to work adjustments and c an offer the GP advice if they fee l i nc orrec t medic ati on has bee n prescried or an increase i n med ic ati on is required. The GP remains the pri m r y crer fr the idivid. We educate managers to c arr y out stress ris k assessments on any i div id ual who is s tr uggli ng to try and keep them at work as the research suggests wor k is good for us. Where mangers lack the experience or confidence to do this effectively, they are supported by the HR Case M anagement team. The MPS also has 2 ed uc ati onal traini ng pce s 'Sh ri nki ng Clouds' which is a sh or t DVD designed for individuals who are e xperie nci ng stress and will provide them with some c opi ng strategies in the sh or t term and some for the longer term management. De liver y time 30 mis. 'The Camels Back' which is designed to provide managers with the tools which arerecommended with the Health and S afe ty Executive (HSE), to listen and p u t i n place interventions that will assist an i nd ivid ual to manage the situations better. ime pprim e De iver ly 1 hr.

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